Pentax Optio M50 Operating Manual page 35

Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use
m
Suitable for viewing on a TV or computer screen.
(640×480)
D
Suitable for posting on a website or attaching to e-mail.
(320×240)
The default setting is m (640×480).
Appropriate Quality Level According to Use
Best
C
Better
D
Good
E
The default setting is C (Best).
Appropriate Frame Rate According to Use
Produces high quality movies, but reduces the total recording time.
30fps
Increases the total recording time because the file size is smaller.
15fps
The default setting is 30fps (frames per second).
Recorded Pixels, Quality Level, Frame Rate and Recording Time
(Approximate recording time)
C
m
D
640×480
E
C
D
D
320×240
E
• The above figures are based on PENTAX standard shooting conditions and may vary
depending on the subject, shooting conditions and type of SD Memory Card used.
• Recording can continue until the built-in memory/SD Memory Card is full, or the size of
the recorded movie reaches 2 GB (when using an SDHC card). If recording stops at 2
GB, start recording again to continue to record the rest of the movie in blocks of 2 GB.
Clearer images
Grainier images
30fps
Built-in
512 MB
Memory
7 min.
48 sec.
31 sec.
1 min. 10 min.
5 sec. 4 sec.
1 min. 15 min.
39 sec. 15 sec.
1 min. 11 min.
17 sec. 59 sec.
1 min. 16 min.
45 sec. 14 sec.
2 min. 22 min.
28 sec. 53 sec.
15fps
Built-in
512 MB
Memory
1 min. 14 min.
36 sec. 48 sec.
2 min. 20 min.
10 sec. 8 sec.
3 min. 29 min.
12 sec. 37 sec.
2 min. 22 min.
28 sec. 53 sec.
3 min. 31 min.
24 sec. 28 sec.
4 min. 45 min.
57 sec. 47 sec.
Sound
Built-in
512 MB
Memory
6 hr.
41 min.
14 min.
17 sec.
15 sec.
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